Chapter Forty-Six
The Bra
“When women took over, they took over the mess that men left. They knew that solar energy was a hit-and-miss affair. Then some bright spark came up with the stationary.”—The Spark Plug Odyssey
It was planned for the Operators to train the Voted In in the riding of a stationary.
Hilda said she had the utmost faith in them, and at first the Operators believed her. But before the Operators had a chance to open a manual, the Voted In were up and peddling like hamsters on a wheel, sports bras firmly in place.
Senator was the first to sit on a stationary. She, with a tentative swing of her legs, landed on the seat with a “well that feels weird” comment.
The Voted In had lost any feeling in their pelvises, and as Senator scrabbled with her feet to find a peddle, fe
